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My first love was a choice, a childish one at that. A cold January night, in a hunting camp that I assume still exists, I sat drifting with my thoughts, a twin bed parked across the way from my father’s. My best friend had found something we called love with a boy. He had two … More On Love and Leaving

In September 2016, you were so passionate about loving America. You knew, deep down, Ol’ Glory looked like home, you had a future written in American sands. You didn’t know where—besides not Mississippi—but you knew you’d come back home after a year in China with some wisdom and guile and maybe just a little better … More A Letter to Myself, 17 Months After Leaving America

Beijing is a story told in many forms. This is part of my story told in beer. Tsingtao When you first get to China, you drink a lot of Tsingtao. This is for a couple reasons. The first is straight forward: you’ve seen this beer in the States. Maybe just in passing, maybe in the … More Life in China, As Told By Beer Brands

Eight months is an eternity in blog years, so excuse me while I blow the dust off this ole girl and get her back to grinding. A long overdue return The post serves several purposes, the first of which is to remind you of my existence. Hello, it’s me—still Holly, a hair older and a … More Long Time, No See: an Update and a Return

“If Jesus had a ‘sh*t list,’ you wouldn’t find people on it. You’d find attitudes and actions. Not wrong people but wrong ideas, behaviors, and ways of being in the world…He could see the humanity even in the soldiers who were carrying out his execution.” Tom Krattenmaker, Confessions of a Secular Jesus Follower, page 28-29 … More “Confessions of a Secular Jesus Follower”: Finding Common Ground

Despite what many atheists would say, a lot of problems within Christian and other religious groups are mirrored in atheist groups. We often claim to be open minded, but there’s a reluctance to explore ideas. When exploring your beliefs while in a Christian group, they are certain that the answer is always Christ. Likewise, when … More On Questioning: When Neither Atheists Nor Christians Offer You a Safe Space

I’m currently waiting for the debate to start. I’m watching this on Bloomberg TV (DirectTV channel 353) because they are live fact checking. I will be placing the time (as accurately as possible) beside each of my comments. 8:01: Commentator says that Trump may be called out on lies. I really, really hope so. 8:02: … More Debate Reactions: “I know you live in your own reality.”

Every time I drive past a sign saying, “Trump/Pence 2016: Make America Great Again!” my little sister asks me, “Why do you go for a murderer?” She’s eight years old. My sister loves Donald Trump. When asked why she’ll say because he wants to Make America Great Again. She can’t tell you how he wants … More “Why Do You Go For A Murderer?” Children and Indoctrination

It seems like conservative America has a new favorite catch phrase: “If you don’t like America, leave!” When Colin Kaepernick decided to sit down during the national anthem, many people have demanded he leave. One website says, “Kaepernick is worth approximately $126 million. I suggest that if he doesn’t like America, he take his BLM … More I Don’t Like America, and That’s Precisely Why I Should Stay Here

I do not celebrate anyone’s death, but I will not sugar-coat their lives simply because they are dead. Schlafly was a Catholic woman, famous for her conservative activism. She opposed feminism, and, unfortunately, successfully campaigned against the Equal Rights Amendment. She was anti-choice, she didn’t believe marital rape existed, and she believed same-sex marriage was … More At that age of 92, Phyllis Schlafly is dead